Why, oh why must I go to school?
It is so I do not become a fool
A fool in the court of a wealthy king
A king for whom all praises ring
Ringing greatly as a bell
Bells still tolling for those who fell
Fell down hard like a giant tree
A tree whose roots have torn free
Free me from these hefty chains
Chains that were wrought in freezing rains
Reigns on a sleigh bound for the sky
The sky, where the blue birds fly
A fly on the wall to be swatted at that
That is a rat, a cat in a hat
Hats on the head to hide from the sun
Like the son of a freeman owned by none
None like the one that has come before
Before the end there must be more
More is less, and less is the best
Best of the best, to be put to the test
Tests are coming must keep my cool
Why, oh why must I go to school?